IT leaders believe all data has value
29 September, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSome 86% of IT decision-makers believe that all data has value if it can be stored and analysed, but only 52% are retaining all available data.
The US consulate database crash - lessons to be learned
25 August, 2014 by Jan-Jaap Jager, VP and GM of Emerging Markets, Acronis | Supplied by: AcronisThe US consulate database crash last month affected 200,000+ visa-seekers worldwide. The database was backed up, but the system wasn't. What can be done to prevent such a failure happening again?
Jeanswest finds a comfortable fit with Nimble
30 June, 2014 | Supplied by: Nimble StorageFollowing a sudden disk failure, Jeanswest's planned storage area network refresh had to be brought forward by eight months. The solution was implemented in one day.
HDD crashes most common cause of data loss
17 June, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA survey of Australian data recovery customers shows that 65% blamed HDD failures for their most recent data loss incident, compared to 16% for SSD drives.
Two strategies for small business storage
18 March, 2014 by Andrew CollinsSmall businesses typically lack the resources to manage complicated on-premises storage environments, but there are several options that can help ease the burden.
Improving DR and performance with two new storage arrays
11 March, 2014Marketing services firm M&C Saatchi Australia has bolstered its storage performance disaster recovery with a new storage system.
Storage and the changing face of health care
08 January, 2014 by Warren Pasque, SNIA ANZ Contributor and Hitachi Data Systems’ Industry Manager, APAC Healthcare, Industry and Alliance SolutionsData storage has an exciting role to play in the all-important healthcare industry, which is becoming increasingly reliant on IT.
Is direct-attached storage dead?
17 December, 2013 by Stephen WithersSeveral years ago, there was a concerted move from direct-attached storage (DAS) towards SAN (storage area network) and NAS (networked-attached storage). But emerging storage technologies could mean the resurgence of DAS within the next 10 years.
The 3-2-1 of cloud backup
21 November, 2013 by Lawrence Garvin*There are a few basic questions anyone looking at cloud-based backup needs to ask themselves.
Data storage: the third big challenge of IT
26 September, 2013 by Charles Clarke*Over the decades IT has seen two distinct challenges: processing power and later network bandwidth. While they are both still important, storage space has become the dominant concern.
Flash: saviour of the data centre?
19 September, 2013 by Stephen WithersThe widespread use of smartphones, tablets, ultrabooks and various other electronic devices means flash storage has become part of everyday life for many people, but it is also playing an important role in the data centre.
Peter Alexander, CIO for the federal Treasury, on lazy coding, storage stacks and punting
04 July, 2013 by Anthony CaruanaWith more than two years in the CIO’s chair at The Treasury of the federal government, Peter Alexander is one of the most high-profile and influential IT executives in Australia. We spoke to him about some of the hot topics on his radar.
CA ARCserve D2D for Linux
04 July, 2013CA ARCserve D2D for Linux provides data protection and disaster recovery for businesses running virtual and physical servers on the Linux open source platform.
Government ditches mandatory data retention - for now
25 June, 2013The Australian Government has dropped its plans to require ISPs to retain customer metadata for up to two years - at least for now.
More data storage? Here’s how to fit 1000 terabytes on a DVD
21 June, 2013 by Min Gu, Yaoyu Cao and Zongsong GanWe live in a world where digital information is exploding. Some 90% of the world’s data was generated in the past two years. The obvious question is: how can we store it all?
